Woman reveals telltale symptoms after confusing her brain tumour with menopause

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Anna Kane’s brain tumour was 5.6cm in size She said: “It felt like the tension headaches and migraines were just blurring into one. “I would take myself away into a dark room and try to focus because everything had just become so much harder.” open image in gallery Anna Kane’s brain scans after surgery and before surgery She added: “It felt like there was a fire in my head as the pain was so intense.” She continued: “Even my hearing was affected. She said: “I don’t remember feeling scared, more just relief, knowing there was a physical reason for the way I felt.” open image in gallery Anna Kane, 49, on her first day home after surgery She continued: “I just thought, ‘Let’s get on with it. She said: “The only time I started to feel scared was in those two weeks before the operation.” open image in gallery Anna Kane, 49, says her scar is a reminder of what she has been through She continued: “I found it really hard to let go and put myself entirely in someone else’s hands.